Is Gaia good for us?

[La Bijou]

I found this by accident.  

[engineer-of-doom]

Mostly I object to Consumerism being put as "What to Watch Out For"

Specifically they say: Consumerism: Kids are taught to earn money to buy materialistic things

[sarcasm] *gasp* Materialistic things? What is the world coming to??? [/sarcasm]

It isn't until further down in the paragraph headed: What Parents Need to Know that they say: The positive side of that is it teaches kids about money -- and to save up for something they like.

As for the other negatives listed, I think all of you experience plenty of that every day in school. Parents just like to idealize school as a place where there are no instances of bad language, or inaccurate sex tips, etc.

*sighs* At least they didn't say zOMG was violent! rolleyes  

[~The Why Not Guild Mule~]

It's good for me and it's good for you and it's good for everyone! biggrin  

[Eisenkrieger]

honestly, who cares. a community site such as gaia is meant to be used for interaction at a base level, without the physical factor. anykid who swears in public is gonna swear online, i guarantee you, so like engineer said, its like sendin yer kid to school, social wise, not learning wise

and to the parents who DO; in this day and age, if your child has been so sheltered that they havent been exposed to the hasrsh side of life, then you may have a bad case of over caring. im not saying parents shouldent care, far from it, im just saying that there is such thing as too much of something, and, well, protecting your child from EVERYTHING aint the best way to go. plus, lack of knowledge in such "evil" things can lead to bullying, and or social awkwardness.
basically, let your kid be exposed. "learn from yoour mistakes", thats how most people are raised, and thats been an effective method so far  

[pure as snow]

xd I Think that is funny people write reviews but ill have to agree with it in something  

[Crosslie]

pffft... at least here, there's no drugged up kid sitting next to you trying to sell drugs, unlike at school  

[xxmiss_moonlightxx]

Doи‘т sιт вαck αиd ωαтcн lifε pαss вч. . .

»It wouldn't be much of an issue if they went into the right threads

. . . вεcαusε lifε cαи вε goиε iи тнε вlιиk of тнε εчεs. . .

 

[sstarall]

maybe...maybe not  

[Iris Nightfire]

Almost anything in excess is bad for you.  

[The Comic Hunter]

Chelyca

Almost anything in excess is bad for you.

I agree. I find with Gaia, I can log in, have some fun, and log back out. It is a good site for people who are really busy to sneak into every so often and act a bit goofy.  

[Deathfrost]

GAIA IS HORRIBLE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!... YOU PEOPLE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DONT READ THE FINE PRINT!!!)
Wow, people really think gaia is bad for their kids?!?... Maybe someone should bequeath those people with a boot to the head... Granted gaia isn't perfect, but with all the bad things going on in this world, why bother trying to stop your kid from having fun on a site that is basically more or less for them?... I don't use it in that way, but more because I'm probably older than the majority of you... I stay on gaia because I made a promise to some friends, & because (sadly) it's the only way I get to communicate with my little sister since she moved to New York (I don't think she understood the concept of having to pay her own phone bill & other bills when she moved there lol)